ceejay3377 Posted March 14, 2012 #101 Share Posted March 14, 2012 What about "put a sock in it" ... used when someone is being so vocal and noisy that they are irritating to others ... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thied Posted March 14, 2012 #102 Share Posted March 14, 2012 what about Pull ya' head in : be quite! Or, keep your opinion to yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceejay3377 Posted March 14, 2012 #103 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyuna1 Posted March 14, 2012 #104 Share Posted March 14, 2012 make a proper galah of yourself = to behave foolishly. We have found the appropriate "Aussie Slang" to describe the poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sparky74 Posted March 14, 2012 #105 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Possie or Pozzie = Place (Eg are we in the right possie) I'm guessing this is derived from "position". I never knew this was particularly Australian slang until some family members took an Alaskan cruise 15-20 years ago. I would also add that some slang words are (or were) state or region specific. Some have fallen into disuse. Refadex is a book of street maps (but only in Queensland) I was born (1974) & bred in Queensland and went to school with my school port (bag), placing it on the "port racks" outside the classroom. We'd also pack our port (suitcase) when we went on holidays (vacation). Friends from southern states insisted that a "port" was where a ship tied up! I used to ride to school on my treadly or deadly treadly (bicycle). Push bike was another term for bicycle (as opposed to a motor bike). A marking pen was a nikko, especially if it was a thick one. Finer ones used for colouring in were sometimes nikkos but often felts, felt tips or texters. A mechanical pencil was ALWAYS a pacer. I'm pretty sure that was a brand name. An eraser was ALWAYS a rubber and it caused great amusement when at a certain age we learnt that rubber was also a slang term for a condom. When I first heard about condoms they were called frenchies which has to be short for French letters. Oh, and one more. Mum's favourite term for an untidy, disorganised mess was brothel! "This place looks like a brothel! Come on you kids, tidy it up!" We always wanted to know how she knew what a brothel looked like?:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandielle Posted March 14, 2012 #106 Share Posted March 14, 2012 LOL Sparky, you've brought back some memories! I think I had forgotten most of the above. Re 'ports' - we learned at school that 'port' was an abbreviation for the French word 'portmanteau'. When we moved to NZ for a while, I was the only child in the class who knew what a portmanteau was! (It must have been a class quiz, or similar.) In this case, Qld slang came in handy. :D Also, my mother often used to say "This place looks like a brothel" and I continued the practice - despite the fact that neither of us would know a brothel if we saw one. :D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy and Charlie's Mum Posted March 14, 2012 #107 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Oh, and one more. Mum's favourite term for an untidy, disorganised mess was brothel! "This place looks like a brothel! Come on you kids, tidy it up!" We always wanted to know how she knew what a brothel looked like?:eek: Yep, I would hate to count how many times I said that to my 5 kids! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugbypopsie Posted March 14, 2012 Author #108 Share Posted March 14, 2012 How about "Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought of as stupid, rather than open it and confirm it".:D Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thied Posted March 14, 2012 #109 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Possie or Pozzie = Place (Eg are we in the right possie) I'm guessing this is derived from "position". I never knew this was particularly Australian slang until some family members took an Alaskan cruise 15-20 years ago. I would also add that some slang words are (or were) state or region specific. Some have fallen into disuse. Refadex is a book of street maps (but only in Queensland) I was born (1974) & bred in Queensland and went to school with my school port (bag), placing it on the "port racks" outside the classroom. We'd also pack our port (suitcase) when we went on holidays (vacation). Friends from southern states insisted that a "port" was where a ship tied up! I used to ride to school on my treadly or deadly treadly (bicycle). Push bike was another term for bicycle (as opposed to a motor bike). A marking pen was a nikko, especially if it was a thick one. Finer ones used for colouring in were sometimes nikkos but often felts, felt tips or texters. A mechanical pencil was ALWAYS a pacer. I'm pretty sure that was a brand name. An eraser was ALWAYS a rubber and it caused great amusement when at a certain age we learnt that rubber was also a slang term for a condom. When I first heard about condoms they were called frenchies which has to be short for French letters. Oh, and one more. Mum's favourite term for an untidy, disorganised mess was brothel! "This place looks like a brothel! Come on you kids, tidy it up!" We always wanted to know how she knew what a brothel looked like?:eek: thats so fun but true and brought back memories for me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader1111 Posted March 14, 2012 #110 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Refadex is short for "Reference Index".. though it still escapes me how the banana benders came up with that name for what the rest of us call a "street directory". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmac Posted March 14, 2012 #111 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Oh, and one more. Mum's favourite term for an untidy, disorganised mess was brothel! "This place looks like a brothel! Come on you kids, tidy it up!" We always wanted to know how she knew what a brothel looked like?:eek: I don't think that one will ever go away:). I still say it all the time. Oh.....and just to confirm...........No, I have never been in a brothel :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiedisneyfan Posted March 15, 2012 #112 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Refadex - Gregory's. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest012 Posted March 15, 2012 #113 Share Posted March 15, 2012 How about "Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought of as stupid, rather than open it and confirm it". Sue :D:D:D:D:D oh so true Sue............;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPacificbound Posted March 15, 2012 #114 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Time for fun.....some of the recent postings got me thinking..want to add to the list? "Kangaroos loose in the top paddock" "A few sandwiches short of a picnic" "not playing with a full deck" I'm sure there are many more...I wonder if our overseas friends can work out what they mean? Lets see how long a list we can make. Sue OK, this Texan knows the second and third, but the "Kangaroos loose in the top paddock", I don't have a clue. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiedisneyfan Posted March 15, 2012 #115 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hee hee. All pretty much mean the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest012 Posted March 15, 2012 #116 Share Posted March 15, 2012 ooops i forgot to post my Aussie slang: some to add my nextdoor neighbour in Melbourne many many moons ago always used this when saying goodbye "ooroo" and how about "budgie smugglers" "off like a bride's nightie" "goes like the clappers" "thick as two short planks" and my fav ...sorry if i offend "bangs like a dunny door in a storm".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thied Posted March 15, 2012 #117 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Refadex - Gregory's. Lol or UBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thied Posted March 15, 2012 #118 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Ridgy-didge : guaranteed original, 100% genuine Shemozzle : An uproar, commotion or free-for-all Thick as a brick : dumb; really dull; slow witted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayfam Posted March 15, 2012 #119 Share Posted March 15, 2012 ooops i forgot to post my Aussie slang: some to add my nextdoor neighbour in Melbourne many many moons ago always used this when saying goodbye "ooroo" and how about "budgie smugglers" "off like a bride's nightie" "goes like the clappers" "thick as two short planks" and my fav ...sorry if i offend "bangs like a dunny door in a storm".... You are funny Shiona. Explain the last saying to me, I have never heard that one????????????? My hubby says Hooroo all the time & G'day. Our 18 year old daughter always says G'day too. Kerry :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thied Posted March 15, 2012 #120 Share Posted March 15, 2012 You are funny Shiona. Explain the last saying to me, I have never heard that one????????????? My hubby says Hooroo all the time & G'day. Our 18 year old daughter always says G'day too. Kerry :) Bangs like a dunny door : A promiscuous female Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benona Posted March 15, 2012 #121 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Thong! BTW - I was quite confused when CC posters were whinging about people wearing thongs at the pool...and then I got it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted March 15, 2012 #122 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Refadex is short for "Reference Index".. though it still escapes me how the banana benders came up with that name for what the rest of us call a "street directory". Refadex was a brand of street directory.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 15, 2012 #123 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Refadex was a brand of street directory.:) Everyone of my generation from Queensland still calls a street directory a "refadex". Just like biro for ball point pen. The words were in such common usage, they became the slang name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandielle Posted March 15, 2012 #124 Share Posted March 15, 2012 It is STILL called the same. On the front cover of mine is "Brisbane, Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast Refidex. Underneath it has 'Street Directory' UBD is the producer and publisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest012 Posted March 15, 2012 #125 Share Posted March 15, 2012 You are funny Shiona. Explain the last saying to me, I have never heard that one????????????? My hubby says Hooroo all the time & G'day. Our 18 year old daughter always says G'day too. Kerry Hi Kerry I haven't heard hooroo since i left Melbourne some 30 yrs past... many thanks to Thied for answering for me but he obviously has never heard or used it....just copy and pasted...... ...actual meaning when i was a much younger girl:p was: male or female who is VERY VERY highly rated in the bedroom department.... :o:o:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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